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JAMB Use of English 1980 Question 88

Question 88

Pronouns

Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap: Ogedengbe kept goal for his club team because there wasn't ________ to do it

  1. A.somebody else
  2. B.nobody else
  3. C.any other body
  4. D.no other body
  5. E.anybody else
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (anybody else)

Explanation

After a negative ('wasn't') we use 'anybody', not 'somebody' or another negative word.